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Rescuers are racing the clock in search for a manned submersible lost while touring Titanic wreckage
Rescue crews searching for a submersible with five people aboard that went missing while touring the Titanic’s wreckage are keeping a nervous eye on the craft’s dwindling oxygen supply as they navigate choppy waters in a remote area of the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Joe Biden’s long-standing support for Hunter Biden on display following plea deal
For months, as the Justice Department’s investigation into Hunter Biden intensified, his father made little attempt to distance himself from his son.
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Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax charges, strikes deal on gun charge
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors regarding a felony gun charge, the Justice Department said Tuesday in court filings.
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Cirque du Soleil returns to Houston with one of its most adored productions
Corteo makes its comeback in Houston from Feb. 28 to March 3, 2024, at the Toyota Center
Tickets are available to Club Cirque members starting today, June 5, at 10 a.m. General on-sale starts on June 15, 2024 at 10 a.m.
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Texas Southern University Board of Regents Appoints Interim President
Dr. Mary Evans Sias, Higher Ed Thought Leader and Experienced University President, Named for Role
Members of the Texas Southern University Board of Regents have unanimously appointed Mary Evans Sias, Ph.D. to assume the role of interim president. Dr. Sias, a member of the TSU Board of Regents and appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in October 2020, has resigned from her board role during this interim period. The role will become effective June 30th. The Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Dakota Doman, will remain in place until the beginning of the interim presidency term.
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Former Adult Education Director Eduardo Honold Tapped to Return to Role
Harris County Department of Education has rehired Eduardo Honold, Ph.D., as the senior director of its Adult Education division, a position he previously held from 2009 to 2018.
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Final witness in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial says she played dead next to her 97-year-old mother
The final witness to testify in the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting trial said Wednesday she played dead and stayed by her dying mother’s side during the attack.
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Southern Baptist Convention votes to uphold removal of Saddleback Church over women pastors after appeal by Rick Warren
The annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention voted to affirm a decision made earlier this year to remove Saddleback Church, a major southern California congregation founded by the pastor and author Rick Warren, due to its having women pastors.
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Everything you need to know about Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
The fate of President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, lies with the Supreme Court.
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Conservative House floor blockade ends but GOP tensions persist
The House advanced a slate of bills Tuesday afternoon, bringing a floor blockade to an end after a tentative agreement was reached between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and hardline conservatives who had brought the chamber floor to a halt in retaliation over how GOP leadership handled the debt ceiling deal.
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DEI programs in universities are being cut across the country. What does this mean for higher education?
Yoleidy Rosario-Hernandez was just seven months into a job as chief diversity officer at the New College of Florida when the news came: The board of trustees announced it was dissolving the diversity, equity and inclusion office.
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Solid Waste Management Department Collection and Facility Schedule for Juneteenth
Mayor Pro Tem Dave Martin would like to make residents aware of the collection and facility schedule changes for the upcoming Juneteenth federal holiday.
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Biden postpones Monday events, including meeting with NATO chief, for unplanned root canal
President Joe Biden was forced to cancel his schedule Monday – including talks with NATO’s outgoing secretary general – because of an unplanned root canal.
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Houston Council Races Are Crowding
While most of the focus is on who is running for president in 2024 or even who is running for mayor this year, Houston has five at-large City Council members elected citywide, and 11 district City Council members who vote on the mayor's $6.2 billion budget, every expenditure over $50,000, city laws called ordinances, and the care for local citizens' needs.
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Concerns Raised Over Transparency as TEA Takes Over HISD: Houston Teachers Union President Speaks Out
The recent appointment of Mike Miles as the superintendent of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) has sparked concerns about transparency and inclusivity. Miles has wasted no time in introducing a series of reforms, including the implementation of a pay-for-performance system and the New Education System (NES) program. While these changes aim to improve instructional quality and address the needs of underperforming schools, there are apprehensions among the Houston Teachers Union (HFT) regarding the lack of transparency in the decision-making process.
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Donald Trump’s criminal cases, explained
Former President Donald Trump’s announcement on his social media platform that he has been indicted by the US Department of Justice raised more questions than it answered.
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Why retail theft is soaring: inflation, the economy – and opportunity
Retailers large and small say they’re struggling to contain an escalation in store crimes — petty shoplifting to organized sprees of large-scale theft that clear entire shelves of products.